Eye exercising device



April 1955 L. e. TIMEUS EYE EXERCISING DEVICE Filed Oct. 16, 1952 INVEN-4T0 R. law/choc Gflmelza United States Patent Ofi 2,706,981 Patented Apr. 26, 1955 ice 2,706,981 EYE EXERCISIN G DEVICE Lawrence G. Timeus, New York, N. Y., assignor to Timis Instrument Corporation, New York, N. a corporation of New York Application October 16, 1952, Serial No. 315,123

12 Claims. (Cl. 12876.5)

The present invention relates to vision corrective orthopedic devices, and, more particularly, to a device for exercising the muscles of the human eye.

Heretofore, devices of the aforementioned character have been proposed, but these devices have met with indifferent commercial success for a number of reasons. Generally, such devices were in the nature of clinical apcarried about conveniently by the user.

Another object is to provide such a device which does user.

A further object is to provide such a device which can be manipulated with one hand.

A still further object is to provide such a device having adjustable elements for varying the exercises which the eye muscles are given.

Other and further objects of the inyentionwill be obto one skilled ment of the invention in practice.

In accordance with the invention, the foregoing objects eyes of the user thereon, and manually engageable means on the rotor for effecting rotative and rendered adjustable.

A preferred embodiment of the invention has been chosen for purposes of illustration and description, and

is shown in the accompanying drawing, of the specification, wherein:

Fig. l is a perspective view illustrating a device in accordance with the invention in actual use.

forming a part on Fig. 1, illustrating one manner of adjustably positioning the indicia on the rotor.

ig. 3 is a top plan view illustrating the shaft and rotor in dismantled relation and arranged compactly in a small ox for storing the same.

eferring to the drawing in detail, and more particularly to Fig. 1 thereof, there is shown a device for exof the human eye which essentially comprises a shaft 10 and a rotor 11.

The shaft 10 is in the form of a circular cross-section having a member 12 attached to one end thereof on the nose of the of a transparent material, preferably a crystal clear synthetic plastic is made possible by pro- VldlIlg a scale on the shaft 10 and a scale on the edge of the rotor, respectively.

In using the device as shown in Fig. l, the indicia is rotor at a prescribed distance from the positioned on the shaft at a preuser. The nosepiece taken apart or dismantled and placed in the bottom part 25 of an elongate, narrow, shallow box adapted to receive a cover (not shown). his manner, the device can packaged and stored in a compact arrangement which facilitates merchandising the same and which enables the user of the device to carry the same in a convenient man ner on the person or in a handbag.

From the foregoing description, it will be seenthat the present invention provides a simple, practical and inexpensive eye exercising device which is small in size, light in weight and readily portable, but yet is sufficiently rugged in construction to Withstand such rough usage to which it normally may As various changes may be made without departing from the spirit sacrificing any of its advantages, to be understood that all matter herein is to be interpreted as illustrative and not in any limiting sense.

I claim:

1. An eye exercising device comprising a shaft having a cylindrical section, a member on one end of said shaft having a portion of a shape to receive and engage the nose of the user of the device, a rotor formed with a cylindrical bore for receiving said shaft section rotatably and slidably mounted on said shaft section having indicia adapted for visual observation to focus the eyes of the user thereon, and manually engageable means on said rotor for effecting rotative and sliding movement of said rotor with respect to said shaft.

2. A device according to claim 1, wherein said rotor is transparent and said indicia is opaque.

3. A device according to claim 1, wherein said shaft has a scale thereon for indiciating the distance between said rotor and said member.

4. A device according to claim 1, wherein said rotor has a scale thereon for indicating the distance between said indicia and said shaft.

5. A device according to claim 1, wherein said indicia removably secured to said rotor to position the same on said rotor at various distances from said shaft.

6. A device according to claim 5, wherein said rotor has a scale thereon for indicating said indicia and said shaft.

7. An eye exercising device comprising a shaft having a cylindrical section, a member on one end of said shaft having an arcuate surface adapted to receive and engage the bridge of the nose of the user of the device, a tubular sleeve formed with a cylindrical bore for receiving said shaft section to rotatably and slidably mount said sleeve on said shaft section, an elongate member integral with said sleeve and substantially perpendicular with respect to said shaft, and indicia on said last mentioned member adapted for visual observation to focus the eyes of the user thereon.

8. A device according to claim 7, wherein said first mentioned member includes a sleeve portion formed with an aperture at one end for receiving said shaft and securing the same therein and includes a strip on said sleeve portion at the end opposite said aperture which provides said arcuate surface.

9. A device according to claim 7, wherein the distance between one end of said elongate member and said shaft is greater than the distance between the bridge of the nose and the outer corner of the eyes of the user.

10. A device according to claim 7, wherein said elongate member has a plurality of balanced arms to facilitate rotation of said elongate member on said shaft.

11. A device according to claim 7, wherein said elongate member has a pair of opposed arms of equal length balanced for rotation on said shaft.

12. A device according to claim 11, wherein said arms are transparent and said indicia is opaque and is positioned on one of said arms.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,965,911 Spinks July 10, 1934 FOREIGN PATENTS 16,911 Great Britain 1891 425,474 Great Britain Mar. 6, 1935 

